Lyon Play Auxerre in Ligue 1 Match
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Lyon will play Auxerre in a football match.
This is a game in the French league called Ligue 1.
Ligue 1 is the top football league in France.
People can watch the match live on TV.
The match has a live commentary too.
Live commentary means someone talks about the game as it happens.
Fans want to know the time of the match.
Fans also want to know which channel shows the game.
A channel is where you watch TV shows.
Some people also like to make a bet on football games.
A bet means you guess who will win.
If you guess right, you can win money.
A man named Lionel Charbonnier gave his football bet for this game.
He works for RMC, a French radio station.
Many fans are excited for this Lyon-Auxerre match.
Vocabulary4 words
- league
- a group of teams that play against each other
- live commentary
- talking about a game while it happens
- channel
- a place on TV where you watch shows
- bet
- money you risk if you guess something correctly
Quiz
Answer key
1. Lyon and Auxerre 2. Ligue 1 3. Lionel Charbonnier
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lyon will play _____ in a football match.
This is a game in the French _____ called Ligue 1.
Ligue 1 is the top football league in _____.
People can watch the match _____ on TV.
The match has a _____ too.
Fans want to know the _____ of the match.
Fans also want to know which _____ shows the game.
Some people also like to make a _____ on football games.
A man named Lionel _____ gave his football bet for this game.
He works for _____, a French radio station.